It occurred to me today that this month is the 14th anniversary of mine and Spencer’s life together. He has been with me from Prince Edward Island, to Toronto and finally over here to the Netherlands. I found him in 1996, I was 21 and had just moved out of home for the first time. [...]
It appears that I am not the only one looking forward to spring! The sun has finally started showing itself in the Netherlands again and Spencer took full advantage by finding this warm sweet spot on a shelf in our living room. Everything seems to be starting to come to life again. I see flowers [...]
People often ask me how our pets get along together, and there is no real way to answer that as it all depends on each of their moods. Spencer generally avoids the dogs, and the dogs love to chase him every chance they get. Bailey, at 6 years old still is very playful, but at [...]
It was just a few days ago I was telling Xander how happy I was that I could actually have things around without cats knocking them down or breaking them. Spencer has been so good since he’s been here without Salem and I’ve noticed he’s a lot more careful about walking around things for some [...]
The time has come to tackle our bedroom and get it up to date with the rest of our house. It has been a long time coming! We’ve been living in this flat for about 8 years and we’ve not done a single thing to it since we moved in. When we bought the flat [...]
It’s now been a few months since Spencer has been back home with us after the shelter debacle and the kiwi carnage. I think I’m going to start calling him Spencer v2.0 from now on because he really is a new version of himself. I was speaking with the lady who kept Salem yesterday and [...]
Spencer is, surprisingly, more quiet than we have ever seen him. Since he has returned home he is like an entirely different cat. I don’t know if he’s just on his best behavior because he’s scared shitless we are going to send him away again, or if he is just a happier cat without Salem [...]
I have had a headache for that last week straight. Sometimes it’s killer, other times it actually feels like it’s going away. I think it’s all the stress since we came back from holiday, but thankfully all the things we’ve been stressing over have been sorted out. Some things aren’t worth mentioning, so I won’t [...]
Last night at 9:30pm I was sitting on my sofa with the mother of all headaches. The past two days had totally warped my brain and I just wanted the time to go by until bed, so that I could wake up to a brand new day. Then I heard my phone alerting me that [...]
Last night I was devastated, this morning I was sad but had already started planning our new catless life. It included curtains, new sofas, plants, fresh flowers, hair-free clothing and a multitude of other things. I was sitting at work at 10am wondering if I should have Xander phone and check on the cats to [...]
As you know, for a very long time I have been at odds with myself in regards to my cats. It’s hard when you love the cats themselves for their personalities and who they are, but hate everything that comes along with them. Every time I cleaned our flat and woke up the next morning [...]
As anyone who read my blogs know, I love my cats but they are evil and they make me crazy with all the crazy things they get into!! So, I decided that life with them would be a lot easier if we could: Give them a place to hang out that is outside of the [...]
Back in January I was itching to get a new camera, but I couldn’t decide what kind I wanted. I decided at the time to hold off until I knew for sure, as it’s something that I’d be using for a few years. So for the last 10 months I’ve been looking at reviews and [...]
This weeks FOAD is 100% dedicated to my cats. Don’t be fooled by the photo, they look cute but they are evil, pure evil! By evil, I mean incredibly intelligent and crafty… and even a little insane. In the past I’ve had moments where I was sure I was going to crack and give them [...]
I’m sitting here on my sofa, wrapped in a blanket with a birds nest for hair and droopy eyes. I’m tired. For the last number of days I haven’t managed to get a full nights sleep even once. Yesterday morning I was woken up at 3:30am by the sounds of my dog puking in his [...]
Today I was too sore with my sunburn to enjoy any time out on my balcony, but Spencer was kind enough to cover for me… Seriously, does he have it made or what? He (and the other furry mammals in the house) run this joint, we are totally his bitches. Other news… Weight Loss Update: [...]
This morning at 6:30am (approx 40 minutes ago) I was laying in bed and heard the phone ringing in the livingroom. The phone in the bedroom is broken and by the time I was awake enough to realize the one in the livingroom was ringing I knew I wouldn’t make it in time. I was [...]
Fearless Fourteen
by Janet Evanovich
